Primetime Ratings: CBS Comedies Prevail

CBS was the best in broadcast for Thursday, posting a 1.7 in adults 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. Next up was ABC at 1.5/5, then NBC at 0.9/3, Fox at 0.8/3 and The CW at 0.6/2.

CBS’ Big Bang Theory grew 3% to 3.3, while The Odd Couple was up 6% to 1.6. Mom rated a flat 1.8 while 2 Broke Girls did a 1.6, down 11%, before Rush Hour slipped 10% to 0.9.

On NBC, Strong was down a tenth at 0.7, as was The Blacklist at 1.2. Game of Silence posted a flat 0.7.

ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy slipped 5% to 1.9, then Scandal did a flat 1.6 and The Catch climbed 11% to 1.0.

On Fox, Bones rated a 0.8 while American Grit did a 0.7, both flat with last Thursday.

Over CW’s way, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow did a 0.7 and The 100 a 0.5, the latter up a tenth.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.